Sr Programmer (C++)

Location: San Diego Studio, United States; hybrid working policy applies.

Salary: $138,700–$208,100 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops PlayStation hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences, including the MLB The Show AAA sports franchise.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and maintain cross-platform build and data-packaging pipelines for supported current and future platforms.
• Bring the game engine to new platforms and lead platform SDK upgrades, resolving toolchain, file-system, memory, address-space, boot, and packaging issues.
• Diagnose crashes, out-of-memory conditions, and stability problems across consoles and memory-constrained mobile devices.
• Build, package, harden, and release Android and iOS products while maintaining build automation.
• Own internal tools for data packaging, memory tracking, metrics, and profiling.
• Modernize build systems and infrastructure, and manage branch integration across mainline, staging, production, and patch branches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of C++ programming experience focused on performance-critical and system-level applications.
• Strong experience developing and releasing at least one AAA title.
• Experience debugging low-level issues involving memory management, crashes, toolchains, SDK behavior, and unfamiliar systems.
• Experience with build systems, packaging and deployment pipelines, and automation tools such as Jenkins, MSBuild, Gradle, and shell or batch scripting.
• Working proficiency in C#, plus hands-on experience with Visual Studio, Perforce, and standard development tools.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping games on PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch, including SDK, certification, and packaging requirements.
• Experience shipping Android or iOS titles, including NDK, app bundles, store submission, obfuscation, hardening, and crash reporting.
• Experience building graphical developer tools with C# and WinForms.
• Python scripting experience and familiarity with graphics, rendering, and platform memory or performance budgets.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work policy with compensation adjusted based on job-related factors and location.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k), paid time off, and wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products and potential eligibility for a bonus package.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive employment environment.